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ILSON — The cost of being in the Wilson City Cemetery is going up. At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, Ordinance 859 was approved. The ordinance increases the cost of a opening a regular or mausoleum grave from $250 to $350, which was approved at the Jan. 19 meeting. The ordinance also increases the cost of opening a surface mausoleum from $300 to $400, a cremation grave from $100 to $150, disinterment (removal only) from $300 to $400 and disinterment (removal and reburial) from $500 to $750.
Read moreThe Value Added Producer Grant program, one of the few U.S. Department of Agriculture grant programs available directly to farmers and ranchers, is now open. The grants help farmers and ranchers offset costs of developing or expanding their added-value products.
Read moreUpdating the water meter reading system in Ellsworth was a main focus of Monday’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council.
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On Jan. 20, Dale Wooton, plant manager of Great Plains Manufacturing in Ellsworth, celebrated not only his 65th birthday, but his retirement from Great Plains after 27 years of service.
Read moreHOLYROOD Greg Clark, superintendent of Central Plains USD 112, presented an update on COVID-19 during the Jan. 11 meeting of the district’s board of education at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.
Read moreKANOPOLIS — The City of Kanopolis has a problem with a water well pump.
Read moreThe Ellsworth City Council is one step closer to adding a $3 charge to residents’ water bills for stormwater projects and flooding mitigation.
Read moreWILSON — In February, the Wilson City Council will begin meeting one hour earlier.
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